headlong

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈhɛdlɒŋ/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈhɛdlɔŋ/
• (cot-caught, Canada) IPA: /ˈhɛdlɑŋ/

Adverb

headlong (not comparable)

1. With the head first or down.
2. With an unrestrained forward motion.

   Figures out today show the economy plunging headlong into recession.

3. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation, in haste, hastily

Antonyms

• arselong (UK dialect)

Translations

• French: la tête la première
• German: mit dem Kopf zuerst
• Russian: голово́й вперёд
• Spanish: de cabeza

Translations

• German: kopfüber
• Russian: сломя́ го́лову

Translations

• German: Hals über Kopf, kopfüber
• Russian: сломя́ го́лову
• Spanish: de cabeza

Adjective

headlong

1. Precipitous.
2. Plunging downwards head foremost.
3. Rushing forward without restraint.
4. (figuratively) Reckless, impetuous.
   • 1869, RD Blackmoore, Lorna Doone, II:

     “Time is up,” cried another boy, more headlong than head-monitor.

Translations

• Spanish: de cabeza

Verb

headlong (headlongs, present participle headlonging; past and past participle headlonged)

1. (transitive) To precipitate.

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